Chapter 250 - Fixing My Relationship With My Brother
Andrew was supposed to feel touched by Tristan's action, calling him 'Bro' once again. If this happened in the past, he would be happy. But now, all he could feel was bitterness.
'Can he call me 'Bro' now because he is not mad anymore? Because he learned that Hannah loves him, not me? Is that the reason why he is being thoughtful and generous, visiting me here in the hospital?'
Andrew smiled bitterly at that thought. He remained silent, letting Tristan talk.
"H-How are you?" Tristan asked Andrew. He still felt a little bit awkward.
Andrew's brows slightly twitched but he still responded to Tristan.
"I'm feeling better now," Andrew plainly said. He already concealed his emotions.
'Damn! This is so awkward. This is the first time I will initiate to talk to him. Is this my fault? I let our relationship be awkward and uncomfortable.' Tristan scolded himself.
He realized how immature he was for avoiding his brother and his family, blaming them for losing his chance with Hannah.
In fact, it was he who ruined everything because of his cowardice. Aside from that, he chose not to fight for her. He just ran away from the sad truth, ruining his reputation by involving himself with other women just to forget about Hannah.
'Damn! I didn't realize how stupid I was, not until today.' Tristan thought to himself after reminiscing those moments in the past.
Tristan heaved a deep sigh before continuing. He came here to talk to his brother so he must not hesitate to be direct to the point.
"I'm sorry," Tristan apologized first. This was the first sentence that crossed his mind.
Andrew gazed up with conflicting emotions after hearing Tristan's apology. A cold glint flashed through Andrew's eyes while clenching his fists.
'Why is he apologizing now? He feels sorry because my fiancee loves him, not me?'
Andrew couldn't help but give him a mocking smile.
"Why are you telling me this?" Andrew asked him calmly but deep inside, he wanted to punch Tristan for his hypocrisy.
Andrew misunderstood Tristan's motive for apologizing to him.
"Do you feel sorry for me because of Hannah?" This time Andrew's voice had a hint of coldness.
Tristan frowned when he heard that. From Andrew's expression alone, Tristan could tell that he saw everything that night. Andrew had witnessed Hannah confessing to him.
"No, this is not only about her. It's about us, brother. I'm sorry for everything. I just realized how immature I was before in dealing with my personal feelings."
"Because of jealousy, I severed our ties as brothers," Tristan said truthfully to Andrew.
Andrew's expression darkened. He was not happy at all. He felt like he was insulted.
He was thinking that Tristan was doing this now after knowing that the woman he loved also had feelings for him.
Andrew let out a humorless chuckle. "You know what Tristan… you don't have to do this."
"Did you just come here to tell me indirectly that ~ Oh Brother, your fiancee confessed to me? She loves me too. Can you let her go now so that I can be with her? I'm planning to divorce my wife.~" Andrew shot him a cold sharp glare.
He could no longer hide his displeasure and anger. He needed to let it out now.
"Yeah! I think you should let go of Lillie, instead of hurting her feelings. I saw her cry that night! If you can't make your wife happy then you should give her freedom back," Andrew added.
"No! I. AM. NOT. DIVORCING. MY. WIFE!" Tristan emphasized his last sentence.
Andrew was taken aback by Tristan's sudden outburst.
"I'm sorry for raising my voice. It's just that I don't like your last remarks. I came here to clear things between the four of us." His voice was firm.
"I am not divorcing my wife because of Hannah. I love my wife, Andrew. I love her." Tristan said to Andrew with so much conviction and certainty.
He paused for a moment, observing Andrew's expression before continuing. "I want to tell you that my feelings for Hannah were all in the past now. I don't have any plan of getting together with her."
"She's your fiancee, brother! If I wanted to ruin your relationship then I should have done that even before I found my wife." He grabbed this opportunity to explain his side to his brother, Andrew.
"I respected and accepted your relationship with her because you are my brother. If I really have any intentions to steal her from you then I won't waste my time playing around with women." This time Tristan looked straight into his eyes while saying those words.
"I should have spent my time, scheming against you and thinking of ways on how I can separate the two of you."
Andrew was at a loss for words as of this moment. He could see Tristan's sincerity in those hazel eyes. No hint of lies at all.
"Maybe��.my love for her was not that strong… not strong enough for me to fight for her even if it meant competing with my own brother."
Thinking about that, Tristan had realized something. After seeing Zhen-Zhen several times with Andrew, he couldn't help but feel jealous. And now he could see that Andrew also cared about Zhen-Zhen's feelings. He didn't like it.
This time, Tristan would never hesitate to fight for his love for Zhen-Zhen against all the men out there who would try to covet his wife, including his brother.
'Zhen-Zhen is mine. ONLY MINE. I think I will never let anyone steal her from me, not even my brother. I will fight until the end. I think I am madly in love with her.' Tristan smiled at that thought.
"I came here to reassure you. Hannah is only my friend now, my past love. I will have a fresh start with my wife. This time I will do my best not to make her cry. But to do that I have to fix myself first. That's why I am here. I'm starting with you… fixing my relationship with my brother."